As soon as Shen Zheng left the office, Yang Anxuan returned to his residence and unexpectedly saw Zhang Feng.
Before coming to Jingkou, Yang Anxuan had made arrangements. Two of the six guards were left at Jiankang's home, and the other four guards took a passenger ship to Jingkou with Zhang Feng's mother and son, and Ding Mian's family of four.
In Jingkou, Xu Xuan took care of the arrangements. Yang Anxuan had told Zhang Feng that it would not be too late to come look for him after the noodle shop opened. Yang Anxuan had only been in Jingkou for three days, so why did Zhang Feng come to find him?
"Young master, my mother-in-law (1) said that Uncle Xu was taking care of me and there was no need for a servant. I was afraid that there would be no one around to take care of the master, so she urged my servant to come over quickly. The servant went to the government office and found out that the master had come to Yihe Town, so he rode over and took care of him. The young master’s horses and weapons have also been brought.”
Seeing the smile on Zhang Feng's face, Yang Anxuan felt warm in his heart. He reached out and patted Zhang Feng's shoulder and said with a smile: "You are hungry, let's go to the town to eat."
Liu Zhong took Ge Xunjiang with him again. Yang Anxuan estimated that he would not come back until at least Youzheng, so he was too lazy to wait for him.
Zhang Feng smiled playfully, showing the little tiger teeth at the corner of his mouth.
The town of Yihe is the most lively at sunset. There are many sails at the port, waiting to enter the port for a rest; there are long rows of oxcarts, loading and unloading before the sun goes down, and the sky is full of shouts and chants; the streets are filled with shouts and chants. There are fishermen laying their catch on the branches, and people staying in restaurants, eating, and delivering food are hurrying. Some people are rushing to the city, and some are coming out of the city, intertwining the streets into a floating world.
The river was shining golden, and the reeds on the shore were swaying in the wind. The scenery in front of him made Yang Anxuan feel warm and cozy. Even the swaggering "face" flag not far away felt pleasing to the eye and friendly.
Zhang Feng looked at Hong Qi and muttered with displeasure, "Young Master, you don't have any idea. Nowadays, there are more counterfeit noodle restaurants than our own."
The young master wanted to open two noodle restaurants in Jingkou and asked his mother to host them. Zhang Feng was both happy and grateful. Secretly, I wish that my mother was the best at the noodle shop in Jingkou, even better than my godmother, and since my mother has also come to Jingkou, I can go home to see my mother when I have time.
Yesterday's Wangjiang Restaurant, this restaurant's fish dumplings were well cooked, tender and delicious, with a very light fishy smell. It matched with pickled garlic, shredded ginger and other items, giving it a unique flavor. Yang Anxuan was going to take Zhang Feng to try it.
Business people have sharp eyes. When shopkeeper Sun saw Yang Anxuan step into the building, he immediately came forward with a smile, bowed and said, "Ji Yang, please invite me to the private room upstairs."
Yesterday, the Jithief Yamen had a banquet in a restaurant, and it was Yang Jishi who paid the bill. When the bill was settled, there was still more than 2,000 yuan left in the account.
There are not many high-rollers who can spend nearly 20,000 yuan on a meal, not to mention that this person is also the thief detective of the Water Prison, so it is beneficial to be careful and make friends with him.
He does not mean that. There were three guests sitting on the west side of the lobby downstairs. When they heard the words Yang Jishi, they all looked at Yang Anxuan who was going upstairs.
Wu Liang held up the wine glass, covered his face with the glass, and looked at Yang Anxuan. He was dressed in a white brocade shirt with a ribbon tied on his head. He looked young in appearance and pace, and was followed by a young man, who seemed to be following him personally.
Last night, he was forced to retreat by an official ship. One of his men was killed and one of his men was injured. Wu Liang held back his anger. Early in the morning, he brought two of his followers, disguised as merchants, to Yihe Town to inquire about the news.
At the end of the day, Yan Qing got the news from the Dushui Supervisory Office and hurried back to report to Wu Liang.
"Master, the one who rescued the merchant ship last night was not the warship of the Beifu Army. It was our old enemy, the patrol team of the River Patrol Station."
Wu Liang didn't believe it and said: "Yan Qing, please ask clearly, when did the anti-thief Yamen come to the archery master?"
Yan Qing touched his bald head and said: "Master, two days ago the chief and deputy envoys came from the Thief Enforcement Office, saying they were sent by the governor's office. The chief envoy was Yang Anxuan, and the deputy was named Liu Zhong. The younger one just saw the officer from the Jiang Patrol Office. The boat went out to patrol the river again, and the deputy envoy named Liu was leading the team."
The routine of the river patrol station was to patrol the river once a day, but Liu Zhong was eager to perform meritorious service, so he patrolled the river twice a day.
Wu Liang was ashamed and angry. If he knew that he was just a catcher at the river patrol station last night, he would kill and seize the boat even if he killed several brothers.
With a fierce light in his eyes, Wu Liang ordered Yan Qing and Xu Hong: "You two should be stricter when you go back, and don't talk nonsense."
Both of them were his confidants and knew his intentions. Xu Hong said with a smile: "Don't worry, brother. The servants only said that two officials from the Thief-Detection Yamen came to the thief-hunting yamen and they were eager to perform meritorious service and patrol the river twice a day."
Wu Liang stood up and said: "Let's eat, then go home, and think of ways to make another vote to suppress the prestige of the Jiangxun Station."
Coincidentally, Wu Liang and others also chose Wangjiang Tower for dinner and met Yang Anxuan.
Yan Qing saw the fierce look in the eldest master's eyes and lowered his voice: "The eldest master wants to kidnap this kid and take him back so that the government can use the money to redeem him."
Wu Liang had this intention and said to Xu Hong: "Go and ask clearly. It's not too late to take action."
After a while, Xu Hong found out from the waiter's mouth that the person who had just gone upstairs was Inspector Yang from the Jiang Patrol Station.
Yan Qing mentioned that the deputy envoy Liu Zhong led the two river patrols. Wu Liang estimated that the shooter he met last night was Liu Zhong, and the envoy in the restaurant had not yet worn the crown and should be a descendant of a scholar family. Come here to mix seniority and merit.
"Let's go", Wu Liang led the two of them out of the restaurant, walked back and forth in the direction of the Capital Water Prison several times, and selected a small forest in the middle of the market town to the Capital Water Prison to start.
There are relatively few people here, and it is still a few miles away from the Yamen of the Capital Water Prison, so it is easy to escape after succeeding.
Wu Liang ordered Yan Qing to moor the boat nearby and sent Xu Hong to squat in front of the restaurant.
At the right time, Xu Hong rushed back and signaled that Yang Anxuan had left the restaurant.
It was already dark, and lanterns were hung on both sides of the street, illuminating the rammed earth streets. The streets are still lively, but the outside of the town has become deserted. The lights gradually dissolve into darkness at the entrance of the town, dividing the inside and outside of the town into two worlds.
Two figures, one tall and one short, walked out of the town. Zhang Feng was holding a food box in his hand, bringing dinner for Liu Zhong.
Yang Anxuan was in a happy mood. The smell of human fireworks awakened his lost heart. After enjoying a delicious meal, his mood became cheerful. The wind whistling above his head was as passionate as a symphony in his ears.
The spiritual sense spread involuntarily, and the sound of suppressed breathing came from the forest. Yang Anxuan's heart moved, maybe someone was robbing him.
Zhang Feng coughed lightly and kicked his toes towards the woods. Zhang Feng immediately understood.
Passing by the forest, Wu Liang and others did not rush out, but waited until Yang Anxuan and the others walked out of the forest. Wu Liang raised his hand to signal, and quietly approached them with Yan Qing and Xu Hong.
Zhang Feng heard the movement behind him, turned around suddenly, and looked at the thief a few steps away.
Yang Anxuan originally wanted to wait until the thief was close before taking action, but when he saw Zhang Feng turning around, he had no choice but to turn around as well.
Seeing that he had been exposed, Wu Liang shouted sharply, "Come on, hurry up."
Xu Hong pounced on Zhang Feng, while Yan Qing went straight to Yang Anxuan with a short ax and shouted: "Robbery."
Yan Qing's bald head was quite joyful. In Yang Anxuan's mind, the scene of Fan Wei holding an iron ax during robbery flashed. At that time, a family of three were sitting on the sofa. His wife was laughing so hard that she was lying on the sofa. Her daughter was holding her in her arms, looking at her mother. "Gege" laughed.
"Hahahaha", Yang Anxuan suddenly laughed loudly.
Yan Qing was confused. This kid must have been frightened. He hit Yang Anxuan on the forehead with the ax in his hand.
The laughter continued, Yang Anxuan's body swayed, and he flashed to Yan Qing's side like a ghost. He stretched out his hand and gently pinched Yan Qing's neck. Yan Qing felt as if his neck was tightened by a leather cord and he couldn't breathe.
Yang Anxuan smiled and shook his hands, while Yan Qing slumped to the ground like a snake whose bones had been shaken loose.
Xu Hong pressed against Zhang Feng like a giant bear. Zhang Feng squatted down and slammed the sharp corner of the square food box he was carrying into Xu Hong's lower abdomen.
Xu Hong's outstretched hands grabbed the empty space, and then his lower abdomen felt as if he was stabbed by a sharp knife. He hurriedly covered his stomach and staggered back.
Zhang Feng placed the food box on the ground, tapped his toes, jumped forward, made fists with both hands, and punched Xu Hong's chest hard.
Xu Hong didn't expect Zhang Feng to be so agile, so he hurriedly moved his hands in front of his chest to resist.
Zhang Feng was as agile as an ape, retracting his left fist and hitting Xu Hong's arm with his right fist. Xu Hong felt that his strength was not strong, so he pushed out, trying to shake Zhang Feng away.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Feng turned sideways and bent his elbow, and the tip of his elbow hit Xu Hong's waist and ribs hard.
When Zhang Feng was in Jiankang, he practiced martial arts with Yang Huai for more than half a year. He also followed Yang Anxuan when he got up at 9 o'clock every day to practice. Yang Anxuan taught him the general body boxing.
After seeing it, Yang Huai said that this boxing style is very useful and has endless uses after being mastered.
Zhang Feng trained hard morning and night. Before coming to Jingkou, Yang Huai inspected his martial arts and was quite satisfied, saying that he could compete with strong men.
Zhang Feng was shorter, and the tip of his elbow fell on Xu Hong's waist. Xu Hong felt like an awl was stuck in his waist, which caused his lower abdomen to twitch violently. He opened his mouth and the food in his belly spurted out.
Wu Liang deliberately stayed half a step behind and wanted to attack from the side while Yang Anxuan was dealing with Yan Qing. Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, two of his men fell to the ground.
No, I made a mistake. Wu Liang made a quick decision, turned around and fled to the woods.
Yang Anxuan stopped laughing and reached out to wipe the tears from the corners of his eyes. He still felt a dull pain in his heart. His original good mood was completely ruined by these thieves.
Wu Liang escaped two feet away, only one step away from the grove, but he heard the howling of the evil wind behind him. Then he was hit by a heavy object in the back of the heart. Wu Liang fell forward without knowing who he was.
All three thieves were brought down. Zhang Feng was still intoxicated in the joy of knocking down a thief with his own hands. Uncle Yang was right, he could defeat the master.
Yang Anxuan asked Zhang Feng to go and call for people to patrol the river. It happened that Liu Zhong came back from patrolling the river and heard that someone was attacking Yang Anxuan secretly, so he hurriedly brought people to help.
Back at the river patrol station, Yang Anxuan looked familiar at the unconscious Wu Liang, and suddenly remembered the robber leader on the river last night.
They were several feet away, so they couldn't see their faces clearly, but they had about the same stature, and their most eye-catching feature was a big beard.
On the side, Yan Qing and Xu Hong loudly begged for mercy and took the initiative to admit that the three of them were refugees fleeing from the north and wanted to rob their property and flee to the south.
Yang Anxuan sneered slightly, he might have something hidden if he didn't expose himself, so he might as well commit a scam.
"Brother Liu, tie these three people up in three places."
Liu Zhong led people to tie Yan Qing to the left compartment, and Xu Hong to the right compartment. Wu Liang, who was unconscious, was taken to the lobby and tied to a pillar.
Yang Anxuan whispered a few words to Liu Zhong, who opened his eyes in surprise and said, "Anxuan, are you serious? Is this kid the leader of the robbers who robbed the ship last night?"
"You might as well ask as Yu said."
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